Bakhmach

Bakhmach

Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = Town
subdivision_type = Country
official_name = Bakhmach
native_name = Бахмач
subdivision_name = Ukraine
image_

subdivision_type1 = Oblast
region_type_local = Raion
subdivision_name1 = Chernihiv
region_link = Chernihiv Oblast
region_name_local = Bakhmatsky Raion
population_total = 20300
population_as_of = January 1, 2005
area_total_km2 = 18
established_date = 1147
established_title =
elevation_m =
latd = 51| latm = 10| |lats= 59
latNS = N
longd = 32
longm = 49| |longs= 47
longEW = E
coordinates_type = region:UA_type:city
coordinates_display = display=inline,title
website = |

Bakhmach ( _uk. Бахмач) is a city located in the Chernihiv Oblast (province), in northern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Bakhmatsky Raion (district), and is located at around coord|51|10|59|N|32|49|47|E |region:UA_type:city. As of January 1, 2005, the city's population is 20,300.

History

Bakhmach began as a settlement in the 1860s and 1870s when a railway line nearby was under construction. In January 1919, the city was the site of battles between the invading Bolsheviks forces and the Chornomorska Division, which was attempting to keep the Left-bank Ukraine under the control of the army of the Ukrainian National Republic (UNR).

Economy and transport

Bakhmach has a local history and geography museum, eight libraries, a central Raion administrative building, three health centers, a culture club, and more. The city also has two railway stations: "Bakhmach-Kyivsky" and "Bakhmach-Passazhyrsky".

Links

* [http://bakhmach.com.ua City Site]


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